Unworkable?

Depending on when you started self-quarantine or the work-from-home routine, some folks may have already been doing this for 6 weeks. While much has been written about the benefits of working from home, the thought of doing so continuously for possibly another 6 weeks certainly isn't getting too many people excited.

While we do our best to cope with the constraints of technology on communications or endure the lack of actual social interaction, or adapt the inadequate resources to implement client projects, some frustration inevitably creeps in.

Can any good come out of this?

The Unplayable Piano

On 24 January 1975, jazz pianist Keith Jarrett was scheduled to perform at the Cologne Opera House.

As a result of a mix-up by the opera house, the B?sendorfer 290 Imperial concert grand piano was unavailable for Keith’s concert. Worse still, the replacement piano was one used for rehearsals and badly out of tune. The perfectionist in him told him walk away from an audience of about 1,300.

He only relented when concert promoter Vera Brandes begged him to change his mind. Instead of a musical catastrophe, Keith ended up recording the bestselling solo album in jazz history – The K?ln Concert.

What happened?

Despite the dire circumstances with malfunctioning high registers and sustain pedals, Keith more than made up with his consuming passion and delivered a magical masterpiece. That included avoiding playing certain keys and an extraordinary effort to drum up the volume on others. In fact, his mesmerising performance has never been replicated to-date!

And he almost never got to perform.

Perhaps your greatest 'ah-ha' achievement might just be around the corner.

Keep well and stay the distance: https://i3-invest.com/2020/04/a-different-kind-of-disruption/